Exploring the impact of noise, language familiarity, and experimental settings on emotion recognition by Terry Amorese, Marialucia Cuciniello, Anna Alterio, Daniele Pepe, Odette Scharenborg, Gennaro Cordasco, Anna Esposito

“…IntroductionThis work aims to understand the contextual factors affecting speech emotion recognition (SER), more specifically the current research investigates whether the identification of vocal emotional expressions of anger, fear, sadness, joy, and neutrality is affected by three factors: (a) the experimental setting, exploring vocal emotion recognition in both a controlled, soundproof laboratory and a more natural listening environment; (b) the effect of stimuli’s background noise: sentences were presented with three different levels of noise to gradually increase the level of difficulty: one clear (no noise) condition and two noise conditions; (c) language familiarity, since the stimuli comprised Italian sentences, and participants were both native (Italians) and Dutch speakers, who did not know Italian.MethodDutch and Italian participants were involved in a vocal emotion recognition task carried out in two different experimental settings (realistic vs. laboratory). …”
Get full text

Compliance of Appointment, Antidiabetic Treatment, and Diet in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at Private Diabetes Clinic by Kiran Piparva, Anil Singh, Nirav Joshi

“…Context: India is an epicenter of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the entire world. …”
Get full text

THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MACHINE TRANSLATION SYSTEMS OF ECONOMIC DISCOURSE (ON THE EXAMPLE OF FRENCH-UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE PAIRS) by Nataliia M. Sopyluk, Ilona O. Tsarenko

“…The paper is devoted to the research of the comparative analysis of the machine translation systems of French-language economic discourse in Ukrainian, taking into account the growing tendencies in the foreign economic activity of domestic enterprises and increasing the cooperation within the labor market. …”
Get full text

Dual effects of digital technology on high quality development of road transportation in Heilongjiang Province China by Peng Li, Ke Chen, Lusheng Liu, Zhijia Hou, Dahong Yang, Huiji Zhang

“…Digital technology is regarded as a key driver for achieving high quality development of road transportation (HQDRT) and building a leading transportation nation.However, existing research has not comprehensively elucidated the mechanisms through which the level of urban digital technology (UDTL) influences HQDRT, nor has it thoroughly explored the accompanying synergistic effects, especially within the context of the current revitalization strategy for Northeast China. …”
Get full text

Empirical Evidence on Pro-Environmental Activities of Companies in Times of Energy Transformation: A Case Study of Poland by Beata Bal-Domańska, Elżbieta Stańczyk, Mirosława Szewczyk

“…This article addresses a topic of critical importance globally, particularly in the context of the ongoing energy crisis, climate change, and efforts to transition towards sustainable energy systems. …”
Get full text

Cholecystoduodenal fistula presenting with refractory upper gastrointestinal bleeding: retrospective analysis: a case report by Zhen Zhao, Zihao Fan, Tianpeng Zhang

“…Only four cases (including the current one) manifested with gastrointestinal hemorrhage as the initial symptom. …”
Get full text

New perspectives on heterogeneity in astrocyte reactivity in neuroinflammation by Daniel Evangelista Santos, Sarah Alexandra Silva Lima, Leticia Santos Moreira, Silvia Lima Costa, Clarissa de Sampaio Schitine

“…Astrocyte reactivity, previously considered uniform and functionally inactive, is currently a very diverse event in different inflammatory processes. …”
Get full text

Investigating How Policies and Other Conditions Contribute to Influencing Agricultural GHG Emissions in the EU by Francesco Galioto, Irene Criscuoli, Andrea Martelli, Maria Valentina Lasorella, Ilaria Falconi, Danilo Marandola, Giovanni Dara Guccione, Francesca Varia

“…Based on these facts, we introduce the context of implementation of the 2014–2022 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), within which many interventions were designed to improve sustainability and increase competitiveness, and we formulate hypotheses on how CAP instruments can contribute differently to influencing GHG emissions from agriculture. …”
Get full text

Cost-effectiveness of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab versus sorafenib as first-line therapy in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma in the US and Chinese setting: a modelling compa... by Lei Wang, Lulu Liu, Yiling Ding, Qilin Zhang, Yamin Shu

“…In scenario analyses, the atezolizumab plus bevacizumab treatment becomes favourable when the cost of atezolizumab decreases to 67.85% and 18.45% of its original price in the USA and China, respectively.Conclusions The atezolizumab plus bevacizumab is unlikely to be cost-effective compared with sorafenib for patients with unresectable HCC in the context of the USA and China. …”
Get full text

Application of urinary peptide-biomarkers in trauma patients as a predictive tool for prognostic assessment, treatment and intervention timing by Gökmen Aktas, Felix Keller, Justyna Siwy, Agnieszka Latosinska, Harald Mischak, Jorge Mayor, Jan Clausen, Michaela Wilhelmi, Vesta Brauckmann, Stephan Sehmisch, Tarek Omar Pacha

“…CE-MS peptidome analysis identified 191 significantly altered peptides in severely injured patients. A consistent increase in the abundance of peptides from A1AT, AHSG, and HBA1 was observed, while peptides derived from PIGR and UROM were consistently decreased. …”
Get full text

Effects of Dynamic Agrivoltaics on Containerized Raspberry Plants: Results of the First Season by Perrine Juillion, Candice Tranchant, Kaoutar Nadi, Jimmy Noel, Benoit Valle, Jérôme Chopard, Gerardo Lopez, Camille Crevat, Xavier Bunker, Damien Fumey

“…The protection from the DAV reduced mean air temperature by 1.8°C and increased mean relative humidity by 7.3% in comparison to the CTL. …”
Get full text

Interactions Between Nanoparticles and Tomato Plants: Influencing Host Physiology and the Tomato Leafminer’s Molecular Response by Inzamam Ul Haq, Xiangyun Cai, Habib Ali, Muhammad Rehan Akhtar, Muhammad Adeel Ghafar, Moazam Hyder, Youming Hou

“…The current study illustrates the broader implications of nanoparticle use in agriculture, which is a sustainable pathway to increase crop resilience and productivity while reducing the impact of pests. …”
Get full text

Assessing chemical pollution with biomonitoring approaches in streams and rivers: a critical review by Ariane Moulinec, Jens Arle, Henner Hollert, Sarah Hörchner, Sarah Johann, Cornelia Kienle, Matthias Oetken, Andrea Sundermann

“…Abstract Many rivers and streams are affected by chemical pollution, yet current chemical monitoring methods are limited for technical and economic reasons. …”
Get full text

Desconfiança política na América Latina by Timothy J. Power, Giselle D. Jamison

“…<br>This paper reviews the context, causes, and consequences of mistrust of politicians in Latin America's current democratic era. …”
Get full text

SETTLEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF NON-STATE SOCIAL SERVICES UNDER THE LEGISLATION OF CERTAIN FOREIGN STATES: ECONOMIC AND LEGAL ASPECT by Liudmyla Panova, Ernest Gramatskyy, Anna Panchenko

“… In the context of the present conditions of wartime, decentralisation and Ukraine's approximation to the standards of the European Union, the issue of payments for social services provided by non-state structures is becoming critical. …”
Get full text

Priority scientific areas in sports dances research: the analysis of the scientific resources of Web of Science Core Collection by Olha Podrihalo, Guo Xiaohong, Viacheslav Mulyk, Leonid Podrigalo, Mycola Galashko, Konstantin Sokol, Wladyslaw Jagiello

“…Background and Study Aim. The increase in the popularity of sports dances recently has been confirmed. …”
Get full text

Enhancement of Mechanical and Chloride Binding Properties in Seawater Cement Using a Novel Carbon Nanomaterial by Yin Hu, Tianyao Hong, Sheng Zhou, Chuang He, Haijie He, Shifang Wang

“…The compressive and flexural strengths of seawater cement containing 0.05 wt.% NGQDs increase by 8.21% and 25.77% after 28 d curing, respectively. …”
Get full text

Herbicides’ efficiency in a weed control on winter wheat sown in the steppe part of Kabardino-Balkaria by Kh. Sh. Tarchokov, A. I. Sarbasheva, O. Kh. Mataeva

“…The arable (0–20 cm) layer contained 3.0–3.5 % of humus; 100 g of soil contained 1.56–2.87 % of Р2О5 (according to Machigin); 3.61–4.30 mg of K2O (according to Machigin); 6.8–7.0 of pH. …”
Get full text

Podcasts in Mental, Physical, or Combined Health Interventions for Adults: Scoping Review by Elizabeth M Dascombe, Philip J Morgan, Ryan J Drew, Casey P Regan, Gabrielle M Turner-McGrievy, Myles D Young

“… BackgroundThe increasing prevalence of poor mental and physical health in adults is a global health concern. …”
Get full text

Is consumer response to plain/standardised tobacco packaging consistent with framework convention on tobacco control guidelines? A systematic review of quantitative studies. by Martine Stead, Crawford Moodie, Kathryn Angus, Linda Bauld, Ann McNeill, James Thomas, Gerard Hastings, Kate Hinds, Alison O'Mara-Eves, Irene Kwan, Richard I Purves, Stuart L Bryce

“…<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Standardised or 'plain' tobacco packaging was introduced in Australia in December 2012 and is currently being considered in other countries. The primary objective of this systematic review was to locate, assess and synthesise published and grey literature relating to the potential impacts of standardised tobacco packaging as proposed by the guidelines for the international Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: reduced appeal, increased salience and effectiveness of health warnings, and more accurate perceptions of product strength and harm.…”
Get full text